Just let the purchases mature. There is no absolute requirement to sell them for any reason. What is distressing is to have this mass in a nebulous state indefinitely. BOE might increase or decrease the rate of purchases with maturity always reducing the balance.
Make this the default policy with the proviso that unforeseen circumstances might provide a period of exceptional selling. Inflation can be constrained with available tools given the level of BOE participation.

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